Friday, December 31, 2004

The Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame operated from 1978-2004. It was a non-profit organization based in North San Diego County in California. Here’s the full list of inductees and their years of induction.

A

Cannonball Adderley (1985)

Toshiko Akiyoshi (2001)

Red Allen (1995), jazz trumpeter

Lil Hardin Armstrong (1986)

Louis Armstrong (1978)

B

Mildred Bailey (1989)

Chet Baker (1987)

Charlie Barnet (1984)

Count Basie (1981)

Sidney Bechet (1983)

Bix Beiderbecke (1979)

Louie Bellson (1993)

Tex Beneke (1996)

Tony Bennett (1997)

Bunny Berigan (1985)

Irving Berlin (2004)

Chuck Berry (1984)

Eubie Blake (1983)

Art Blakey (1982)

Jimmy Blanton (1994)

Buddy Bolden (1988)

Will Bradley (1998)

Bob Brookmeyer (2003)

Clifford Brown (1985)

Lawrence Brown (2001)

Les Brown (1999)

Ray Brown (1997)

Dave Brubeck (1986)

Kenny Burrell (1990)

C

Cab Calloway (1987)

Frankie Carle (1989)

Harry Carney (2000)

Benny Carter (1988)

Betty Carter (1994)

Ron Carter (2000)

Sid Catlett (1996)

Paul Chambers (1994)

Ray Charles (2004)

Doc Cheatham (1996)

Don Cherry (1995)

Charlie Christian (1981)

Kenny Clarke (1986)

Buck Clayton (1990)

Al Cohn (1996)

Nat King Cole (1993)

Ornette Coleman (1989)

John Coltrane (1980)

Perry Como (2004)

Eddie Condon (1983)

Bing Crosby (2002)

D

Tadd Dameron (2001)

Helen Oakley Dance (2004)

Stanley Dance (1999)

Miles Davis (1979)

Wild Bill Davison (1997)

Buddy DeFranco (2002)

Paul Desmond (1991)

Baby Dodds (1991)

Johnny Dodds (1988)

Eric Dolphy (1984)

Dorothy Donegan (1998)

Jimmy Dorsey (1983)

Tommy Dorsey (1981)

E

Bob Eberly (2003)

Billy Eckstine (1985)

Sweets Edison (1994)

Roy Eldridge (1985)

Duke Ellington (1978)

Bill Evans (1982)

Gil Evans (1986)

F

Tal Farlow (1996)

Art Farmer (2001)

Ella Fitzgerald (1978)

Tommy Flanagan (1999)

Helen Forrest (2001)

Pops Foster (1992)

Pete Fountain (1997)

Bud Freeman (1992)

G

Erroll Garner (1993)

Stan Getz (1983)

Terry Gibbs (2001)

Dizzy Gillespie (1982)

Paul Gonsalves (2004)

Benny Goodman (1978)

Dexter Gordon (1988)

Norman Granz (2003)

Stéphane Grappelli (1995)

Glen Gray/Casa Loma Orchestra (2002)

Freddie Green (2000)

H-I

Bobby Hackett (1997)

Jim Hall (2003)

Lionel Hampton (1986)

Herbie Hancock (1995)

W. C. Handy (1981)

Barry Harris (1999)

Johnny Hartman (1986)

Coleman Hawkins (1982)

Fletcher Henderson (1979)

Woody Herman (1981)

J. C. Higginbotham (2003)

Earl Hines (1980)

Milton Hinton (1996)

Art Hodes (1998)

Johnny Hodges (1990)

Billie Holiday (1979)

Claude Hopkins (1998)

Shirley Horn (2000)

Lena Horne (1991)

Freddie Hubbard (1994)

Alberta Hunter (1996)

J

Chubby Jackson (2000)

Milt Jackson (1989)

Illinois Jacquet (1985)

Harry James (1983)

Budd Johnson (1993)

Bunk Johnson (1986)

J. J. Johnson (1988)

James P. Johnson (1980)

Hank Jones (2000)

Isham Jones (1989)

Jo Jones (1990)

Jonah Jones (1999)

Quincy Jones (1988)

Thad Jones (1995)

Scott Joplin (1987)

Louis Jordan (1998)

K

Sammy Kaye (1992)

Wynton Kelly (1994)

Hal Kemp (1992)

Stan Kenton (1982)

Freddie Keppard (1997)

Barney Kessel (1999)

B. B. King (2003)

John Kirby (1993)

Andy Kirk (1991)

Gene Krupa (1983)

L

Scott LaFaro (2003)

Eddie Lang (1986)

Yank Lawson (1998)

Peggy Lee (1992)

John Lewis (2001)

Meade Lux Lewis (1993)

Guy Lombardo (1992)

Mundell Lowe (2004)

Jimmie Lunceford (1987)

M

Shelly Manne (2002)

Wynton Marsalis (1996)

Billy May (1988)

Howard McGhee (2003)

William McKinney (2004)

Jimmy McPartland (1992)

Marian McPartland (1999)

Carmen McRae (1984)

Jay McShann (1985)

Eddie Miller (1998)

Glenn Miller (1978)

Lucky Millinder (1996)

Charles Mingus (1982)

Thelonious Monk (1980)

Wes Montgomery (1983)

James Moody (1993)

Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton (1982)

Bennie Moten (1987)

Gerry Mulligan (1984)

N

Ray Nance (2003)

Fats Navarro (1984)

Sammy Nestico (2004)

Red Nichols (1986)

Ray Noble (1987)

Jimmie Noone (1987)

Red Norvo (1991)

O

King Oliver (1984)

Sy Oliver (2000)

Kid Ory (1986)

P-Q

Charlie Parker (1979)

Joe Pass (1995)

Les Paul (1990)

Art Pepper (2002)

Oscar Peterson (1995)

Oscar Pettiford (1992)

Ben Pollack (1992)

Bud Powell (1991)

Mel Powell (1997)

Specs Powell (2004)

Louis Prima (1993)

Tito Puente (1995)

R

Sun Ra (1987)

Ma Rainey (1983)

Don Redman (1990)

Django Reinhardt (1984)

Buddy Rich (1981)

Max Roach (1991)

Shorty Rogers (1989)

Adrian Rollini (1998)

Sonny Rollins (1999)

Jimmy Rowles (2001)

Jimmy Rushing (1988)

Pee Wee Russell (1987)

S

Eddie Sauter (2003)

Raymond Scott (1994)

Charlie Shavers (1997)

Artie Shaw (1990)

Wayne Shorter (1998)

Horace Silver (1991)

George Simon (2002)

Nina Simone (2002)

Zoot Sims (1992)

Frank Sinatra (1980)

Bessie Smith (1981)

Stuff Smith (1994)

Willie Smith (1987)

Muggsy Spanier (1997)

Jess Stacy (1996)

Jo Stafford (2003)

Rex Stewart (1994)

Sonny Stitt (1989)

Billy Strayhorn (1981)

Maxine Sullivan (1998)

Ralph Sutton (2002)

T-U

Paul Tanner (2004)

Buddy Tate (1988)

Art Tatum (1985)

Billy Taylor (1999)

Jack Teagarden (1985)

Clark Terry (1994)

Claude Thornhill (1984)

Martha Tilton (2004)

Mel Tormé (1990)

Dave Tough (2000)

Lennie Tristano (2001)

McCoy Tyner (2000)

V

Sarah Vaughan (1982)

Joe Venuti (2000)

W-X

T-Bone Walker (2002)

Fats Waller (1989)

Dinah Washington (1987)

Chick Webb (1984)

Ben Webster (1983)

Ted Weems (2003)

Lawrence Welk (1989)

Paul Whiteman (1993)

Clarence Williams (1991)

Cootie Williams (1993)

Joe Williams (1995)

Mary Lou Williams (1985)

Tony Williams (1997)

Gerald Wilson (2001)

Nancy Wilson (1999)

Teddy Wilson (1993)

Y-Z

Lester Young (1980), jazz tenor saxophonist

Trummy Young (2004)

Resources:

NNDB (Partial list. Includes birth, death, year of induction, what musician is known for, and links to brief bio pages.)